Peru - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Peru was 25,815,970 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25,815,970 in 2020 and a minimum value of 4,753,662 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 4,753,662
1961 4,951,488
1962 5,214,994
1963 5,490,438
1964 5,777,285
1965 6,074,470
1966 6,382,217
1967 6,700,800
1968 7,030,883
1969 7,372,451
1970 7,726,726
1971 8,093,720
1972 8,468,747
1973 8,796,986
1974 9,134,427
1975 9,480,203
1976 9,834,642
1977 10,197,060
1978 10,567,470
1979 10,945,730
1980 11,331,200
1981 11,723,240
1982 12,089,570
1983 12,460,700
1984 12,837,780
1985 13,220,930
1986 13,610,400
1987 14,005,310
1988 14,404,450
1989 14,805,510
1990 15,207,440
1991 15,608,010
1992 16,007,190
1993 16,406,530
1994 16,820,250
1995 17,240,500
1996 17,668,540
1997 18,100,960
1998 18,529,230
1999 18,940,930
2000 19,326,870
2001 19,683,540
2002 20,014,060
2003 20,323,600
2004 20,619,830
2005 20,909,080
2006 21,194,850
2007 21,477,300
2008 21,722,220
2009 21,951,810
2010 22,185,860
2011 22,421,440
2012 22,662,400
2013 22,922,690
2014 23,221,640
2015 23,571,250
2016 23,979,740
2017 24,438,510
2018 24,921,880
2019 25,390,350
2020 25,815,970

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Peru was 78.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 78.30 in 2020, while its lowest value was 46.81 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 46.81
1961 47.40
1962 48.51
1963 49.63
1964 50.75
1965 51.87
1966 52.98
1967 54.10
1968 55.21
1969 56.31
1970 57.41
1971 58.50
1972 59.55
1973 60.19
1974 60.83
1975 61.46
1976 62.09
1977 62.72
1978 63.34
1979 63.96
1980 64.57
1981 65.18
1982 65.61
1983 66.03
1984 66.45
1985 66.86
1986 67.28
1987 67.69
1988 68.10
1989 68.50
1990 68.90
1991 69.30
1992 69.70
1993 70.09
1994 70.52
1995 70.95
1996 71.38
1997 71.80
1998 72.22
1999 72.63
2000 73.04
2001 73.45
2002 73.85
2003 74.25
2004 74.64
2005 75.03
2006 75.42
2007 75.80
2008 76.05
2009 76.24
2010 76.43
2011 76.62
2012 76.80
2013 76.99
2014 77.17
2015 77.36
2016 77.54
2017 77.72
2018 77.91
2019 78.10
2020 78.30

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization